Will consider shifting tigers, elephants to other states where management is better: HC

NAINITAL: In the ongoing matter pertaining to safety of tigers in the state, the Uttarakhand high court on Thursday expressed displeasure at the affidavit submitted by the chief secretary in the matter on August 6 and directed additional chief secretary and chief wildlife warden of the state to appear personally before the court on Friday.

Observing that it may consider shifting tigers and elephants to other states where the management is better, the court wanted to know how soon the Special Tiger Protection Force will come into effect.

The division bench of chief justice Rajiv Sharma and justice Lok Pal Singh remarked that the state’s wildlife will not be able to survive if the state continues with its poor management.

The court also questioned the forest department why the order of rescuing elephants from private owners was not complied till date. The court also modified the number of Corbett Tiger Reserve day safari vehicles to 120 in six zones from its earlier order passed on August 3 where it restricted entry of not more than 100 vehicles.

While hearing a public interest litigation concerning encroachments by private hotels and resort, the high court also directed the chief wildlife warden to explain the contract for installing camera traps that was given to the World Wildlife Fund instead of the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

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